This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.
The program is accredited in Austria, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK + in the US on CEU tracks.
Since its establishment in 2007, 323 students have studied in the Mundus MAPP program from 78 countries and 5 continents.
After graduating from the program 93% of our students were employed within 6 months.
The program includes internships at top international organizations, government agencies and global NGOs, a field trip to experience the world of policy practice and policy labs.
The program is 1 of the 5 „success stories” selected by the European Commission in 2020.
Meet our team
Agnes Batory
CEU (Central European University)
Agnes Batory is the Program Director of the Mundus MAPP consortium. She is a Professor at CEU’s School of Public Policy and a Research Fellow of the Center for Policy Studies. She holds a PhD from Cambridge University.
Pablo Pareja
IBEI (Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals)
Dr. Pablo Pareja Alcaraz is Lecturer in International Relations at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) and Academic Coordinator of the Erasmus Mundus Master in Public Policy at the Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals (IBEI) in Barcelona, Spain.
Karim Knio
ISS (International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam)
Karim Knio is Lecturer in Politics at the International Institute of Social Studies. He completed his PhD in International Political Economy at the University of Birmingham, UK.
Barbara Yoxon
York (University of York)
Barbara works in the fields of comparative politics and international relations. She is particularly interested the effects of territorial conflict on autocratic regime survival and democratisation, as part of the reverse causality hypothesis in the democratic peace research project.
Design your study path
Mundus MAPP is unique in the flexibility with which students can tailor theirlearning experiences to their individual needs through the selection of study tracks.
CEU-IBEI
Global Public Policy
The central focus in this study track is on the policy process at the international and global level, including the design and operation of international organizations and global policy regimes. The track is designed to provide students with thorough understanding of public policy in national as well as in international contexts.
CEU-YORK
European Public Policy
This study track focuses on policy analysis, policy making and problem solving in the European Union, its member states and neighborhood countries. The central focus is on the policy process in national and transnational contexts from agenda-setting to implementation from a problem solving perspective.
Meet our students
What I like in this program is the critical focus for analyzing problems and the situation-oriented assignments.
Amanda Sandoval Miranda
I chose the ISS-York study track to pursue my eagerness of studying how institutions and different stakeholders shape our lives in a epistemological and ontological manner.
Daniela Horta
This program is a true representative of the global world where our interconnection is also our strength and opportunity to grow. I am extremely proud to be a part of this truly inspiring community.
Alina Bobkova
My goal is to be a professional who understands the theoretical and academic research part of the political, social and economic aspects that influence actual challenges in my community.
Michelle Perez
The Mundus MAPP Universities
Central European University
Vienna, Austria
Founded in 1991 and accredited in both the USA and Hungary, CEU offers a wide range of highly-rated graduate programs predominantly in the social sciences and humanities in a uniquely international atmosphere.
Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals
Spain
IBEI is a private foundation created in Barcelona, promoted by the CIDOB Foundation. Its objective is to be a centre of prestige and excellence and a first-rate referent in the field of international studies, a centre which will prepare experts who demand a global conception in international relations and an institution which will make Barcelona […]
International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam
The Hague, the Netherlands
ISS is an international graduate school of policy-oriented critical social science. It brings together students and teachers from the Global South and the North in a European environment. Established in 1952 as the International Institute of Social Studies by Dutch universities and the Netherlands Ministry of Education it does research, teaching and public service in […]
University of York
UK
An attractive campus university located in a historic and vibrant city, York is home to a prestigious, lively and international community of students and academics. From its founding in 1963, the university has grown to include 15,000 graduate and postgraduate students from over 120 countries, pursuing subjects across the social sciences, arts and humanities, and natural sciences.
News
April 27, 2020
Vienna study trip, April 2020
The study visit, an essential part of the Mundus MAPP program, that was meant to be happening in Vienna this year, was moved online due to the COVID-19 situation. It is designed to expose Mundus MAPP students to the world of policy practice. The first-year students had the possibility to meet with Senior Officials from […]
November 8, 2019
Changes in 2020
From 2020, the CEU tracks of Mundus MAPP will be offered in Vienna, Austria, by Central European University (Private University). CEU Vienna will deliver the same program components as has been hitherto (and is currently) delivered by CEU Budapest. These changes reflect the recent transformation of Central European University into a bi-campus university. Although the UK […]
November 8, 2019
2017-19 Cohort Successfully Graduates
The 2017-2019 cohort of Mundus MAPP students has successfully graduated.The following prizes were awarded: The Best Student Award, for the highest GPA in the cohort was awarded to Lukas Schmidt. The Best Thesis Award on the ISS-York track was awarded to Yashaswini Prasad. The Best Thesis Award on the ISS-IBEI track was awarded to Samuel Talman. The Best Thesis Award on the CEU-IBEI […]